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Sparks Auctions Sale: 48

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
British Commonwealth

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1192
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Cat No:Collections

Accumulation of Roughly 680 British Commonwealth Booklets, 1960s-1990s, with better representation from Channel Islands, British West Indies, Gibraltar, just to name a few. A cursory check indicated primarily booklets containing definitive stamps, along with some booklets containing commemorative issues, noting stapled, stitched and prestige booklets throughout the lot. Online photos are representative of what will be found in the lot, noting two sealed packages containing 290 booklets in total. A nice lot for booklet, topical and thematic collectors, and dealers looking for stock. Very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 300



Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 180.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 10:57:15 EST
Sold For 180

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1193
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Cat No:Collections

Banker's Box of Various Interesting British Commonwealth, includes 3 red boxes with 102 cards containing modern GB, identified by Scott number. Also one red box with mostly GB booklets, some Channel Islands and Isle of Man and a few commonwealth, as well as a 3-ring binder with British Commonwealth booklets, a small cigar box with mostly Channel Islands and I.O.M. booklets plus 6 large GB booklets and a small box with more GB booklets. Very fine and clean material. (Image)

Estimate $ 250



Opening C$ 225.00
Sold...C$ 250.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 10:58:00 EST
Sold For 250

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1194
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Cat No:Collections

Mint Never Hinged Booklets from Ireland, Isle of Man, Singapore and Greece. These are from the period of the mid-1990s to the mid-2010s, with a good proportion of them being the higher cataloguing greetings stamp or prestige-style (large format) booklets. For Ireland there are well over 100 booklets, with about half of these in the Euro period. The Ireland Euro values alone have a face value of €593. For Isle of Man there are over 50 booklets, for Singapore 11 and for Greece 15 (well over €100 face for these alone). Overall fresh and very fine with no duplication. (Image)

Estimate $ 300



Opening C$ 180.00
Sold...C$ 180.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 10:59:02 EST
Sold For 180

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1195
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Cat No:Collections

Collection of Mint British Commonwealth Sets, 1920s-1950s, with over 50 sets (roughly 750 stamps in total), in 14 Vario-style stock pages. The lot has representation from British West Indies countries with better from Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Leeward Islands, Montserrat, St. Lucia, just to name a few. A spot check indicated better sets with Scott #s Barbados 140-151 (m.h., c.v. $182 total), Leeward Islands 103-115 (m.h., $149 total), Bahamas 132-147 (m.h., $84 total), 158-173 (m.h., $86 total), along with some sets cataloguing from $40 to $80. Online photos show a sampling. A nice lot for collectors and dealers alike. (Image)

Estimate $ 400



Opening C$ 500.00
Sold...C$ 500.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 10:59:49 EST
Sold For 500

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1196
Symbol:O
Cat No:Collections

Accumulation of a Few Thousand Used British Commonwealth, 1860s-1980s, with on and off paper material, in roughly 20 Vario-style stock pages, glassines, etc. A spot check indicated classic Bahamas 1860s issues including 4d (x5), 6d (x7), with a range of rose and violet shades, Great Britain Victoria issues including Penny Reds, and Jubilees, along with better representation from Malta, Ceylon, British Guiana, to name a few. Postmark interest includes a variety of types such as railway, telegraph, duplex, numeral, and c.d.s., including some socked on the nose town cancels. A cursory check of catalogue values indicated a few stamps ranging from $5 to $20 and higher. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few small faults with the early material, otherwise fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150



Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 275.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:00:22 EST
Sold For 275

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1197
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Cat No:Collections

Accumulation of Thousands of Mint and Used British Commonwealth Stamps, primarily on cards sleeved with plastic, with each card having Scott catalogue numbers and prices by the owner. We note better representation from West Indies and British Africa, with stamps generally ranging from the Victorian era up to the 1970s, with the bulk of material ranging from the 1940s onward. A cursory check of stamps indicated catalogue values from $5 and lower, with a few higher priced items. Owner's catalogue value for the lot in excess of $1,500. Duplication up to 20 in some cases. Online photos show an overview. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150



Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 110.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:01:06 EST
Sold For 110

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1198
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Cat No:Collections

Dealer Stock of British Commonwealth in 102 Cards, all 108 of the cards are well identified and have eBay starting prices (totaling over US$2,100) which are mostly a low percentage of catalogue value. Note a good variety of countries, with mint and used singles, sets, etc. All items photographed online. (Image)

Estimate $ 350



Opening C$ 375.00
Sold...C$ 425.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:02:01 EST
Sold For 425

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1199
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Cat No:Collections

Collections of Mint and Used Oceania Countries, 1870s-2020, with a few thousand stamps, on roughly 100 quadrille pages in 3 binders and an album. The lot begins with many hundreds of mint and primarily used Australia, including roughly 70 used Australian States, a few mint and used Kangaroos, and continues up to the 1980s. A spot check noted mint hinged 5sh Sydney Harbour Bridge, along with stamps and a few sets cataloguing $20 to $50 and up. The lot continues with roughly 500 mint and used New Zealand stamps, generally ranging from the 1920s to 1980s, with a few stamps and sets cataloguing $10 to $20, and ends with a collection of mint and used Papua New Guinea (roughly 600 stamps), with primarily mint stamps and sets in hingeless mounts, from the 1950s to 2020. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few faults with the early stamps, still overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200



Opening C$ 550.00
Sold...C$ 550.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:02:56 EST
Sold For 550

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1200
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Cat No:Collections

Collection of Mint and Used British Commonwealth, 1900s-1970s, with many hundreds of stamps, on roughly 150 quadrille pages, housed in four binders. We note better representation from the West Indies, British Africa, and Channel Islands, along with Malaysia, just to name a few. The collection has primarily mint material generally ranging from the 1920s to the 1970s, and includes Omnibus sets from 1935 and 1949, and mint sets from King George VI onward, with the used material generally from 1900 onward. A spot check indicated stamps and sets cataloguing $20 and up, leaving potential finds to the dedicated collector. Online photos show a sampling. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 250



Opening C$ 700.00
Sold...C$ 700.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:04:00 EST
Sold For 700

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1201
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Cat No:Collections

Collections / Accumulations of Used British Commonwealth Countries, 1850s-1980s, with many thousands of primarily used stamps, housed in 6 binders, a stockbook, and in roughly 150 quadrille and manilla stock pages. The lot begins with a stockbook containing an accumulation of Australia with roughly 2,000 stamps, along with 500 Australian States stamps, and continues with roughly 200 used Hong Kong in a binder, ranging from Scott #8/403; roughly 1,500 New Zealand stamps in a binder, including back of the book material, ranging from 1874 issues onward; roughly 2,500 India (and some States) and 700 Pakistan stamps in a binder; roughly 900 Ceylon stamps, ranging from 1863 issues onward; roughly 3,000 Great Britain stamps, mounted on roughly 50 quadrille pages, ranging from 1857 to the 1970s. The lot concludes with roughly 100 stock pages containing many hundreds of stamps, noting Malta, Mauritius, British West Indies, and more. A spot check indicated stamps cataloguing from $5 to $20 and up, leaving potential finds to the dedicated collector. Online photos show a sampling, noting duplication up to 10 in some cases. We note a few small faults on some of the early issues. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 300



Opening C$ 325.00
Sold...C$ 325.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:04:38 EST
Sold For 325

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1202
Symbol:O/*/*
Cat No:Collections

Dealer Stock of Mint and Used British Commonwealth in Twelve Red Boxes, Victorian Reign to the 1990s, with many thousands of stamps, in roughly 6,000 dealer 102 cards. The lot is organized from A to Z Commonwealth countries, with each card identified and priced by the owner. We note with the majority of cards are priced $5 and under, with some stamps and sets priced $10 and up, noting the majority of Victorian stamps up to the 1930s are used, with a mixture of mint and some never hinged stamps (including some sets), from the 1930s onward. A spot check indicated better representation from Barbados, Bermuda, Jamaica, Malta, just to name a few. Online photos show a few of the better cards, along with an overview of the red boxes. We note a few small faults with the early material. Duplication up to 5 singles in some of the cards. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 500



Opening C$ 750.00
Sold...C$ 750.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:05:11 EST
Sold For 750

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1203
Symbol:O/*/*
Cat No:Collections

Collections of Mint and Used British Commonwealth, 1860s-1970s, with roughly 800 stamps, including a few souvenir sheets, in 15 double sided 9-row stock pages and a stock book. We note representation from Ceylon, ranging from Scott #59/303; Straits Settlements, ranging from #6/271; Hong Kong, ranging from #8/224; Mauritius, ranging from #70/305; Singapore, ranging from #1/141a. A cursory check indicated better stamps and part sets including Ceylon Scott #s 59 (used, c.v., $105), 178-182, 184-186, 188, 190, 192, 194 (m.h., $104 total), along with 6 Queen Victoria SPECIMEN stamps, Straits Settlements 8-9 (used, $230 total), along with 19 mint and used stamps from the 1907 overprinted stamps of Labuan issues (1c, 2c, 10c used), Singapore 28-41 (m.h., $109 total). 141a souvenir sheet (n.h., $140), along with stamps and part sets cataloguing $20 and up. Online photos show a sampling. We note a few faults with the early stamps, with a spot check indicating a few hinge remnants on the early mint stamps. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 300



Opening C$ 750.00
Sold...C$ 750.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:06:19 EST
Sold For 750

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1204
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Cat No:Collections

Mint and Used British Empire / Commonwealth, with material from Victoria to early Elizabeth housed in six stockbooks and on numerous pages in four slim binders. There is a great deal of Australia and New Zealand used as well as mint Malta. We estimate there to be more than 7,000 stamps in this lot. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 150



Opening C$ 120.00
Sold...C$ 120.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:07:40 EST
Sold For 120

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1205
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Cat No:Collections

Mint and Used British Colonies Collections, on Vario pages in two binders plus an album. Included are stamps from Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Malta, Mauritius as well as British and French New Hebrides with others. Higher cataloguing stamps include Malta Scott #s 191-205 (x2 c.v. mint $53 each) and British New Hebrides 17-25 (mint $82). Also included is a White Ace Elizabeth Silver Jubilee album with a collection in progress; we noted numerous non-Commonwealth stamps in glassines tucked into the album. With many stamps and sets in the $5 to $20 of catalogue value, this is an excellent lot for the reseller, with high total catalogue value. We estimate this group to contain more than 2,000 stamps. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100



Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 170.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:08:28 EST
Sold For 170

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1206
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Cat No:Collections

Mint and Used Omnibus Issues, in albums, on pages and in glassines, etc. Included are stamps predominantly from the 1937 Coronation, 1948 Silver Wedding, 1952 Coronation, 1973 Royal Wedding and 1981 Royal Wedding. The mix is mostly mint with the stamps before the Elizabeth Coronation issues usually hinged and Elizabeth Coronations and on a mix of hinged and never hinged. We estimate there to be more than 500 stamps in this group. Overall very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100



Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 275.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:09:15 EST
Sold For 275

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1207
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Cat No:Collections

Large Group of Mint and Used British Commonwealth From Classics to the 1990s, on Vario style pages, stock pages and in eight stockbooks. The group almost fills two wine boxes. We noted many sets and singles in the $5 to $20 catalogue value range, with some of the stamps priced. Also included are several hundred used Penny Lilacs. There are many thousands of stamps in this group and, while duplicated, there is excellent variety as well. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 300



Opening C$ 400.00
Sold...C$ 400.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:10:09 EST
Sold For 400

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1208
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Cat No:Collections

Large Group of Used and Mint Great Britain & British Commonwealth, from classics to the 1990s, mounted on album pages, as well as in stockbooks. There are many, many high cataloguing classics, driving up the total catalogue value of the group. These classics are from the first few pages of more than half a dozen albums. We also noted many Penny Reds. Overall fine or better. (Image)

Estimate $ 300



Opening C$ 250.00
Sold...C$ 250.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:11:15 EST
Sold For 250

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1209
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Cat No:Collections

Group of 3 Interesting Ex-Auction Lots, all with their original auction cards still attached, with mint never hinged Winston Churchill Hong Kong in bulk (singles, pairs, and blocks of 4, with 235 stamps in total, Scott c.v. $1,440); mint Pakistan and Bahawalpur accumulation in 16 stock pages, ranging from 1948 to 1985; Isle of Man never hinged collection to about 1990, with 16 complete sheets and 20 souvenir sheets. The lot also includes a complete mint set of the 1937 Coronation and 1972 Silver Wedding Omnibus issues, and more. Online photos show a sampling. Clean and very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 200



Opening C$ 120.00
Sold...C$ 120.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:12:22 EST
Sold For 120

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1210
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Cat No:Collections

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used 1935 Silver Jubilee Omnibus Issues in a 1935 Silver Jubilee Album, prepared and published by Selfridge & Company Limited, containing 641 mint and used stamps with representation from British Commonwealth issuing countries to celebrate the Silver Jubilee. The collection includes 44 Omnibus mint sets from 29 issuing countries including Hong Kong (x2, Scott c.v. $119 total), Ascension, Falkland Islands, Nyasaland Protectorate (x4, $174 total), just to name a few. Catalogue value for just the mint sets totals $1,122 (counted as mint hinged), along with mint stamps, partial sets, and used sets cataloguing $10 and up. The collection includes mint and used sets from the different designs considered part of the Omnibus set including Great Britain, Australia, Canada, South Africa, just to name a few. A jam-packed album containing these popular issues. Online photos show a sampling. A spot check revealed predominately mint hinged stamps. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 250



Opening C$ 350.00
Sold...C$ 450.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:13:15 EST
Sold For 450

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1211
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Cat No:Collections

Specialized Collection of Mint and Used 1935 Silver Jubilee Omnibus Issues, with roughly 500 stamps, on roughly 100 exhibit pages and a few Vario-style stock pages, housed in two binders. The first binder contains roughly 300 primarily mint stamps, noting a few blocks, booklets, specimens, plate blocks, and varieties, predominately from issuing countries with different designs considered part of the Omnibus issues. A spot check revealed just a few of the better items including a mint hinged set of Nyasaland diagonally perforated SPECIMEN, and three curved perforated sets from Jamaica, Fiji and Ceylon, along with Great Britain booklets with S.G. #s BB16 (edition 298, c.v. £90), BB28 (x2, edition 295-296, £180 total), used British Forces in East Africa with "Jubilee Commemoration 1935" overprint (with corner fault), and roughly 12 mint sets with Omnibus designs including Hong Kong, Ascension, Cyprus, to name a few. The second binder contains roughly 200 stamps on exhibit pages, with owners analysis of printers, colours, and unlisted varieties (including many enlarged scans on pages). Online photos show a sampling. We note some of the specimen stamps have toned or brown gum. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 300



Opening C$ 425.00
Sold...C$ 550.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:14:02 EST
Sold For 550

image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1212
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Cat No:Collections

Collection of Mint Never Hinged Antarctica Related Stamps, 1970s-1990s, with roughly 300 stamps in about 20 album and Vario-style pages, all housed in a binder. We note better representation from British Antarctic Territory, including a few sets cataloguing from $20 to $40, along with stamps from South Georgia and Falkland Island Dependencies. Online photos show a sampling. A spot check indicated that the material appears to be all mint never hinged. Overall fine to very fine. (Image)

Estimate $ 100



Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 110.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:14:32 EST
Sold For 110
image Sale No: 48
Lot No:1213
Symbol:O/*
Cat No:Collections

Collection / Accumulation of Mint and Used British Africa, 1890s-1970s, with roughly 4,000 stamps, on roughly 120 quadrille or in manilla stock pages. The collection consists of stamps mounted on quadrille pages, with stamps identified by the owner, including older catalogue pricing. The lot includes accumulations of stamps in glassines housed in manilla stock pages. The stamps are primarily used, with a few modern mint stamps, generally ranging from the 1890s up to the 1970s, with a few stamps on either side of the range. We note better representation from Gold Coast, K.U.T., Rhodesia, Nigeria, and South Africa, just to name a few, with a spot check indicating a few stamps cataloguing $10 and up. Duplication up to 5 in some cases. Owner's catalogue value in excess of $4,000, leaving finds for the dedicated collector. We note a few small faults with some of the early material. Online photos show a sampling. (Image)

Estimate $ 350



Opening C$ 275.00
Sold...C$ 400.00


Closed..Nov-04-2023, 11:15:23 EST
Sold For 400


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